The protesters, all part of the Occupy Des Moines movement, demanded that Romney and Wells Fargo release their tax returns and that Romney return money donated to his 2012 presidential campaign from Wells Fargo PAC and Wells Fargo employees.

Romney told reporters in Clinton today that he has no plans to release his income-tax returns or lists of people who are bundling donations for him. Romney, who is a multi-millionaire former businessman, said he would do what he’s legally required to do. He suggested he might consider disclosing more financial information in the future.

The protests began at 2 p.m. at the Romney office, in the 2800 block of Ingersoll Avenue. Office workers had locked the doors of the campaign office before protesters arrived.

The protesters began banging on the glass windows demanding to be let into to the building. Some played musical instruments. Others built a small cardboard funnel connecting Romney’s office with a nearby Wells Fargo office.

“Our questions have gone unanswered,” Marsh told reporters as she was led away. “This is not democracy. This is hypocrisy.”

The protests are the first direct actions of the “Occupy Iowa Caucus” campaign this week. The protesters said they chose the Romney offices and Wells Fargo because of their corporate ties.

In a press release, Occupy Des Moines officials said that Wells Fargo is “notorious for its subprime, predatory lending and tax avoidance” and that Romney has pledged to “enact a corporate agenda to cut, de-regulate, and privatize government at the expense of hardworking families.”

“We don’t think either one of them pays their fair share of taxes,” said Megan Felt, 24 , of Des Moines.

In a press release, Occupy Des Moines said that Romney’s campaign had received more than $61,000 in campaign contributions from Wells Fargo and its employees.

Nationally, Wells Fargo 40 employees have contributed $49,250 to Romney’s campaign, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission. The Register was not able to immediately determine how much their relatives may have contributed.

None of those contributions to Romney came from Iowans employed by Wells Fargo. Only a few of the banks Iowa employees have contributed to presidential campaigns this year records show. Ron Paul received two of those contributions, totaling $440. Michelle Bachman received $500 from one Wells Fargo employee from Iowa, and Barack Obama received a $50 contribution.

A statement released by Wells Fargo said that the company nor its Political Action Committee contribute to presidential campaigns. According to the statement: “Wells Fargo does not use company money for any candidate campaign funds including candidate campaign committees, political parties, caucuses or independent expenditure committees. This has been our policy since 2004.”

A spokesperson also said that Wells Fargo does not reimburse its employees for their personal political campaigns.

The protesters today also demonstrated outside a nearby Wells Fargo branch office. The bank’s doors were locked and security guards let customers in and out. However, David Goodner of the Occupy Des Moines movement said that a “secret Ninja team” of three snuck into the bank before the doors were locked.

Those three were eventually arrested. They included Felt; Renee Espeland of Des Moines; and Kathy Molitor, of Cazenovia, Wi.

Many of the protesters have dispersed although a few remain at the Romney headquarters.